The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-23
LITERARY NOTES.

A wAREKR monogram or Gen. Lee
by Lord Wolseley is in type for the
March MacMillau's Mdgdsine.
MISS EMMA LAZARUS contributes to
the March Century a number of little
poems In prote, entitled "By the
Waters Of Babylon"
THOMAS BAILEY ALDRIcH, the post,
editor, novelist and children's writer,
is the subject of a biographical frag-
ment by Mr.. W. H. Rideing in the
next 81. Nicholas.
The second installment OF Mr.. How
ellis new novel, "April Hopes" cor
tinues to portray Boston and Cam
bridge life OF to-day, with mastery
strokes Of dialogue and narrative.
The irontspiecs to the March num-
Der Of Scdbner's Magazine will be an
engraving of the striking pc trait Of
Theirs by Hesly, which Is In the pos
session Of Ex-Minister Washburne.
THE frontispiece OF the forthcoming
March Harpers is one of Abbey naive
pictures, Illustrating a Sunday Phase
OF the good old days of our grand
mothers. 1t is called "The Day OF
Rest"
CHARLES GAYARRE, the octogensrian
writer Of New 0fleans, gives his remi-
niscences Of old plantation days in
the March Harpsr's under the heading
"a Louisiana Sugar Plantation of the
Old Regime"
"RUssIA OF TODAY" is the title of an
important and timely p1psr by Albert
+. Heard in Harper's Magazine for
March. The author has made care.
full study on the spot of the peculiar
institutions Of Russia.
In the March Hd,per's Charles Dud-
ley Warner publishes his latest inn
pTessions OF Southern industrial and
educational progress as gained from
his recent trip with "The Harper
Party" through the South.
An entertaining article on "Duelling
In Paris" is one OF the strong features
Of the March Harper's. 1t is written
by PaIisian authority, Theodore
Child, and is capitslly illustrated by a
Partisan artist, Henri Dupray.
SoRIDNRR's for Ma CHI will be mus
ually rich in fiction. Besides the SO
rails there will be a story, Gordon"
by T, r. Sullivan, the scene of which
is laid in Paris, and story Of Russian
life by Robert Gordon Butler.
The opening article 10 the March
Harper's continues the important Sc.
riee Of papers on the gres! institutions
OF New Yo'k City withs careful study
OF "The New York Police Depart
ment," by DIR, Richard Wheatley,
X. Nj. JOHNSTON, the we'll known
author Of short stories recountipg the
eccentric phases OF Georgia life before
the war, contributes to the March
Edrper's another OF his inimitable
productions, entitled "The Rivalries
Of Mr.. Toby Gillian"
Prot. St. George Mivart the emil
nent Englieh naturalist, has prepared
for the March number OF the Forum
an article showing that Christianity
has nothing to fear from the advance.
ment OF science, and that it possesses
all the elements OF a universal and per-
manently enduring religion.
"SPRINaHAvEN," Blackmore's histo-
rical novel OF the times OF Lord Nelson
and Nspo con, is drawing to close in
HarpT'S Magazine. The March num-
Der contains next to the lset INSTALL
ment, and lie rendered specially attract
i've by notable engraving OF the only
authentic portrait OF Washington's
mother.
CoMPosITE photography, the curious
process by which is produced the av-
erage Of an indefinite number OF por-
traits, will be described by Prof. John
7. Stoddard, OF Smith College for Wo.
men, in the next Century. The illus
trstions, which have weird fascina-
ton, inc ude composites of the ca ses
Of 1888, 1884, and 1888, and a.cocompo.
site OF these three. S-,a-ss - -